[TexanByBirth]

“though repeating what Cruz did will be difficult”.

Hate to tell yall, but the author is correct. All the cards fell perfectly for Cruz. And that rarely happens in politics these days.

Had the Texas primary happened as scheduled in March, Dewhurst would have won outright because of name recognition alone. (Side note: if the Texas primary had happened in March, Mitt Romney might not be the Republican nominee!) The fact that the primary did not happen until late May allowed Cruz to show his conservative credentials and build the grassroots organization that ultimately won him the runoff election in late July! Plus Dewhurst's constant negative ads in both the primary and runoff turned off a lot of voters.

As a Cruz supporter from the very beginning, I am more than happy the cards fell his way!

[Mountain Mary]

DewCrist shot himself in the foot by being a horrible candidate and his nasty attack ads didn’t help.

But Cruz won because of massive Tea Party support from core Texas activists who worked tirelessly for him. And it doesn’t hurt that he’s a great guy..